3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/video_out/video_out_xcbxv.c b/src/video_out/video_out_xcbxv.c
index fbf7ac1d8..1e6e2b663 100644
--- a/src/video_out/video_out_xcbxv.c
+++ b/src/video_out/video_out_xcbxv.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,10 @@ static vo_driver_t *open_plugin(video_driver_class_t *class_gen, const void *vis
   }
   if (!xv_port)
   {
+    if (prefer_type)
+      xprintf(class->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_NONE,
+	      _("%s: no available ports of type \"%s\", defaulting...\n"),
+	      LOG_MODULE, prefer_labels[prefer_type]);
     adaptor_it = adaptor_first;
     xv_port = xv_autodetect_port (this, &adaptor_it, 0, xv_prefer_none);
   }
diff --git a/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c b/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
index 2c25eb713..f2c47ef7e 100644
--- a/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
+++ b/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,13 @@ static vo_driver_t *open_plugin_2 (video_driver_class_t *class_gen, const void *
   if (!xv_port)
     xv_port = xv_autodetect_port(this, adaptors, adaptor_info, &adaptor_num, 0, prefer_type);
   if (!xv_port)
+  {
+    if (prefer_type)
+      xprintf(class->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_NONE,
+	      _("%s: no available ports of type \"%s\", defaulting...\n"),
+	      LOG_MODULE, prefer_labels[prefer_type]);
     xv_port = xv_autodetect_port(this, adaptors, adaptor_info, &adaptor_num, 0, xv_prefer_none);
+  }
 
   if (!xv_port) {
     xprintf(class->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_LOG,
diff --git a/src/video_out/video_out_xxmc.c b/src/video_out/video_out_xxmc.c
index 732f9f712..61e0139e3 100644
--- a/src/video_out/video_out_xxmc.c
+++ b/src/video_out/video_out_xxmc.c
@@ -2463,7 +2463,13 @@ static vo_driver_t *open_plugin (video_driver_class_t *class_gen, const void *vi
   if (!xv_port)
     xv_port = xxmc_autodetect_port(this, adaptors, adaptor_info, &adaptor_num, 0, prefer_type);
   if (!xv_port)
+  {
+    if (prefer_type)
+      xprintf(class->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_NONE,
+	      _("%s: no available ports of type \"%s\", defaulting...\n"),
+	      LOG_MODULE, prefer_labels[prefer_type]);
     xv_port = xxmc_autodetect_port(this, adaptors, adaptor_info, &adaptor_num, 0, xv_prefer_none);
+  }
 
   if (!xv_port) {
     xprintf(class->xine, XINE_VERBOSITY_LOG,